After winning the past six national titles, Baylor acrobatics and tumbling is confident going into this season and is focused on getting better every day.
At the beginning of the spring semester, Baylor students were made aware by their professors that Baylor’s attendance policy has been brought back to its normal accountability. Now, students are expected to meet each of their professors’ required attendance points in order to reach academic success.
In the age of COVID-19, no one is a stranger to Zoom calls. However, for a group of educators led by Dr. Bradley Carpenter — an associate professor of educational leadership — a click of the “join meeting” button is followed not by a lecture or a conference, but by meditation and discussion on self-care.
What distinguishes this path from today’s misguided ones is that it presents modesty as an opportunity to honor and cherish ourselves, not as a chore that must be done to prevent others from looking at us in an impure way, but above all, modesty is about empowerment and self-worth.
Staying together for the kids isn’t really better for the kids.
A typical day for Waco senior Harris Siddiq consists of heading to class from noon to 4 p.m., going to work at 8 p.m., then hopping on Twitch to stream Call of Duty: Warzone from 11 p.m. until around 4 or 5 a.m. While Siddiq said his schedule is hectic, he said it is worth it to connect with people.
Baylor’s School of Engineering and Computer Science is celebrating its 27th year as a school.
Due to Central and North Texas being placed under a Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service, all Baylor classes will be held via remote instruction Thursday and Friday.
“Change happens at the speed of trust,” Cuevas Peacock, a co-organizer of Change Waco, said.
Track and field head coach Michael Ford never imagined being a coach, now he’s the head coach of Baylor track & field and the third Black head coach in Baylor athletics history.
The Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (BGMRP) is one of four projects featured in “A Life’s Work,” a documentary about people who have dedicated their lives to projects that will outlive them.
The Baylor community and Waco citizens are currently under a winter storm watch. Winter weather conditions are expected to impact the Waco area, affecting mainly travel conditions.
Annette Moukoury, Lanham, Md., junior and Black Student Coalition intern, said this year, the celebrations will embrace the uniqueness of an individual’s Black experience.
The New Hope Baptist Church in Waco is a Black church that was founded in 1866 by 18 Black members of the Waco community after Black people in America were emancipated, according to Texas Archival Research Online.
The artist for Baylor’s first Black graduates statue will be announced on Feb. 3. in an announcement sent by President Linda Livingstone to students, faculty and staff.
From the football field to Capitol Hill, Baylor alumnus and Congressman Colin Allred continues to inspire those around him.
As a Latina, moving to a new country for college has expanded my panorama of diversity and has allowed me to reach the conclusion that race representation matters both in the media and in real life.
No matter how much we ignore it, these things happened, and racism is very much alive in America. Recognizing their impact and how we can do better is essential to efforts for equality. If we ever want to move forward, we have to look backward first.
In no particular order, these documentaries present a diverse idea of Black history in America. From music to politics, history and current events, these documentaries focus not just on struggles for equality, but also on a flourishing culture.
“The brand is to represent happiness, but we also create a platform to express ourselves through art,” Thornton said. “That’s why we have events.”
Looking for somewhere to eat today? Check out this list of Black-owned businesses in Waco to support!
No. 8 Baylor men’s basketball pulled out an 81-77 win over West Virginia despite trailing 10 points in the second half.
Baylor’s Concerto Competition is an annual gathering of the best and brightest musicians Baylor has to offer. The winner of this year’s competition was Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy graduate Cezary Karwowski, 23, from Łódź, Poland. Karwowski’s winning concerto performance was Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor by Frederic Chopin.
After two straight years of record-breaking freshman class enrollments, Baylor is now expecting to admit a smaller number of students for the class of 2026.
Not everyone misses the hot and humid weather in Waco. Out-of-state students are finding comfort in colder temperatures that remind them of home.
Xristo’s Cafe, a restaurant on 810 La Salle Ave., closed Monday of this week due to increasing demands by property owners along with side effects of the pandemic. Xristo’s Cafe is known for its Lebanese and Greek food, serving meze, breakfast, lunch and pastries.
There were plenty of ups and downs for Baylor Athletics over the past weekend.
Students who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to campus for the spring semester experienced Baylor’s new isolation policies and locations.
Unlike other students at Baylor, nursing majors prepare for a new chapter halfway through their college education.
After establishing the Zavala Program for Constitutional Studies in the fall 2021 semester, Baylor’s Department of Political Science is preparing to kick off a series of lectures and reading groups in February while welcoming its inaugural class of Zavala Fellows.
